RV Refrigerators Cooling Issues
We’ve been having issues with our new TT Norcold refrigerator not keeping things cold, quit working and warming up. I’ve been watching a few YouTube videos. These new RV refrigerators are ‘gas/elect...
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Being roughly level is important, as has been said. However, it's not essential to be precisely level within a quarter inch or anything; three degrees off level is a very noticeable amount, about a five percent grade or the wheels on one side several inches higher than the wheels on the other side. If the RV is level enough for you to be comfortable--for the eggs in the frypan to not make a beeline for one edge, for the shower to drain properly, for the coffee in your mug to not look slanted when you put it down on the table--it's plenty level for the fridge to work properly.
For a new RV, probably the most likely cause of inadequate performance is improper installation--doubly so if the fridge is in a slide and so the upper vent is in the side wall rather than the roof.
(It would be well to double-check that the door seals are tight and working well.)
People here complain about absorption refrigerators a lot. I can only say that the 23 year old one in my motorhome has yet to fail to work very nicely unless due to operator error (such as forgetting to turn it back on after turning it off for whatever reason). Ice cream stays appropriately firm, food in the fridge stays cool and fresh, and it just plain works.
For a new RV, probably the most likely cause of inadequate performance is improper installation--doubly so if the fridge is in a slide and so the upper vent is in the side wall rather than the roof.
(It would be well to double-check that the door seals are tight and working well.)
People here complain about absorption refrigerators a lot. I can only say that the 23 year old one in my motorhome has yet to fail to work very nicely unless due to operator error (such as forgetting to turn it back on after turning it off for whatever reason). Ice cream stays appropriately firm, food in the fridge stays cool and fresh, and it just plain works.
